3rd Grade Social Studies Vocabulary Chapter 1

The four main points of a compass (N, S, E, W)

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Map Key

• Relative Location

Helps you determine the real distance between places.

• Cardinal Directions

• Map Legend

• Map Key

• Map Scale

A drawing of Earth.

• Map

• Globe

• Map Legend

• Map Key

A model of the Earth.

• Map Title

• Cardinal Directions

• Map

• Globe

Tells you the type of information the map shows.

• Map Legend

• Map Title

• Globe

• Map

Directions between the main points of the compass. (NE, NW, SE, SW)

• Relative Location

• Map Scale

• Intermediate Directions

• Map Title

Where a place is in relation to another place.

• Globe

• Relative Location

• Map Scale

• Cardinal Directions

A group of intersecting lines on a map.

• Coordinates

• Grid

• Cardinal Directions

• Map Scale

The letter and number for a location.

• Relative Location

• Grid

• Coordinates

• Map Scale

Explains what each symbol on the map represents.

• Map Legend

• Map Title

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions